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UNITED STATES i VPATENT OFFICE.

. IRONE HANCOCK SESSIONS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR ARTICLES OF WOMENS WEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,516, dated December 9, 1902.

Application filed March 24,1902. Serial No. 99,6 90. (No model.) I

1 0 all whom it ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, IRoNE HANCOCK SES- SIONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvem ents in Fastening Devices for Articles of Womens Wear; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to articles of womens wear, and has for its object the applying of securing devices to such articles in such manner that the principal parts can be readily attached to and detached from the article; also, to producesecuring devices which will enable the wearer to effectively secure the article without assistance and enable her also to unfasten and quick-ly remove the same.

My invention is more especially intended for the securing together of the waists of dresses and the fronts of corsets.

The best form in which I have contemplated embodying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the invention is set forth in the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a View showing in a conventional way the lining of a waist with two parts of my dress-fastenerattached to the meeting edges of said lining and the l other parts separated therefrom. Fig. 2 is a view of the like parts with the lacing-cord inserted .but relaxed and one side in partial readiness for closing the waist by the said cord. Fig. 3 is a view showing the position of the parts when the waist is closed. Fig-4 is a View of the parts when one of the retaining-strips have been removed to unfasten the waist. Fig. 5 is a partial View showing the manner in which the retaining-strips are inserted and held. Fig. 6is a partial View of a modified and slightly simpler construction. Fig. 7 is a View of the top of a dress or gown skirt, showing my invention applied to clos- Y curing-stri s and are com osed of two thicknesses of |naterial,pret`erably of linen or other durable material, and when prepared for attachment to a waist-lining have the two parts of which it is composed left open at the edge :n for the insertion of the edge of the lining to which it is sewed.

rIhe strips B B', I term eyelet-strips and are made of like material and are provided with openings o and eyelets b. The openings of the eyelet-strips are made to bring the bar 'y between them across the openings of the 'strips A,as will be clearly seen in the enlarged View, Fig. 5. The bars y are narrower than the openings a and permit of the insertion of the retaining-strips C,`as shown in Fig. 5. I prefer to have these retaining-strips provided with a fastening device c of the character shown in Fig. @which is formed by a tongue cut from the material of the strip and pressed slightly to one side to engage the edge of a bar y or the lower edge of one of the openings a in the secu ring-strips. While I prefer this form,other secu ringdevices may be employed. These retaining-strips are made of any materialhaving sufficient rigidity to secure the parts together and sufficient tiexibility to adapt themselves readily to the form of the wearer. They should also be of material which will not rust or corrode. y I prefer to make them of celluloid, rubber,or whalebone. The eyelet-strips are connected by a single lacing-cord D, as best shown in' Fig. 2, passing into one of the eyelet-strips from the under side and into the otherfromA the upper side, so that when the lacing-cord is drawn to bring the eyelet-strips together one of them will pass beneath the other, as shown in Figs.

3 and 4.

One of the eyelet-strips is provided with the short cord d, by which the lacing-cord may be secured by tying after the eyelet-strips have been drawn to the required position. These parts being secured tothe lining of the waist are covered and electually concealed by the outside or Waist material.

In using my dress-fastener the two eyeletstrips are united to the securing-strips A A by the retaining-strips C. The lacing-cord is then loosened until the waist can be easily put on by passing the same over the head. When the waist is adjusted to its proper place, the lacing-cord is drawn and theeyelet-strips ICO brought together, with one overlapping the other. The cords d are then tied together, and the waist is secured. If the fasteningis at the front of the dress, one of the retainingstrips can be inserted after the wearer has put on the waist.

When it is desired to remove the waist, one of the retaining-strips is slightly raised and the tongue c detached or its fastening device otherwise released, and the strip is then drawn downwardly and out, therebyinstantly releasing the waist.

The eyelet-strips will ordinarily be made of two thicknesses of material and the eye lets inserted through them. If preferred, however, an additional thickness of material may be inserted where the eyelets pass through or a thin strip of some stiffer substance may be inserted in lieu thereof.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a construction in which but one securing and one retaining strip are employed, one of the eyelet-strips being secu red directly to one side of the waistlining.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a part of my waistfastening construction employed to close the placket of a dress. In this instance the two securing-strips are secured to the inside of the skirt adjacent to the placket-opening, and these two strips are held together by a retaining-strip. The retaining-strip holds the placket closed through its entire length and can be instantly released.

While I have shown my devices applied to the dresses of women at these two points, it is to be understood that I propose to use it for closing corsets or where ver it may be found convenient or desirable.

It will be seen that in the case of waists made of wash goods there is nothing permanently connected to the waist that can be injured by water or by the wringers ordinarily used, as by removing the retaining-strips nothing but the securing-strips remain attached to the article of dress. It is further obvious that two lacing-cords may be employed instead of one.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fastening forarticles of womens wear consisting of the perforated securing-strips, the eyeletstrips, the retaining-strips, and a lacing-cord, substantially as described.

2. A fastening for articles of womens wear consisting of lacing construction including an eyelet-strip, a securing-stri p, and a retainingstrip, substantially as described.

3. In a fastening device for articles of womens wear, the combination of two perforated strips and a retaining-strip uniting the two perforated strips, substantially as described.

4. In a fastening device for articles of womens wear, the combination with parts forming a lacing construction, of an instantly detachable means for connecting said lacing construction to one of the parts to be united, substantially as described.

5. In a fastening device for articles of womens wear, the combination with a lacing construction, of an instantly detachable means for connecting said lacing construction to both of the parts to be united, substantially as described.

6. A fastening for articles of womens Wear comprising a lacing construction consisting of two eyeleted strips and a lace, each of said eyeleted strips being also perforated, two perforated securing-strips and two retainingstrips each for uniting an eyeletedstrip to a securing-strip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

IRONE HANCOCK SESSIONS.

Witnesses:

J. H. WHITTAKER, GEORGE M. BOND. 

